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What is the max.recommended USB cable length for cDAQ chassis?

JShaw

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‎01-28-2008 08:23 AM

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Hello,

I was wondering how long of a USB cable can be run with the cDaq chassis before having issues.

Thanks,

John

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Re: What is the max.recommended USB cable length for cDAQ chassis?

Chris_Rake

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‎01-28-2008 11:16 AM

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The max cable length allowed by USB spec is 5m. Active extenders could be used, but their use must be validated for each application as some extender behavior can be problematic.

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